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The World of Petroleum and Bitumen

The June Issue of WPB Journal

The June Issue of WPB Journal

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The Rise of Cool Asphalt: How the Spain-Morocco Partnership is Disrupting the Bitumen Market?

According to WPB, A newly published Spanish report dated July 18, 2026 has placed Morocco’s urban pavement strategy within a wider international di...

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China’s Logistic Lock on African Ports: Far Beyond a Mere Asphalt Mixing Plant!

According to WPB, China’s decision to pair a new asphalt mixing center in Beira, Mozambique, with a complete road-equipment package has consequence...

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Pine Resin Enters Road Construction; France’s Trial Could Change the Rules of Paving!

According to WPB, France’s trial of a pine-pitch road binder on the RD 427 carries implications beyond a single rural road in southwestern Europe. ...

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The 2026 Nightmare: Why Global Road Construction Projects Could Grind to a Halt This Year!

According to WPB, the global bitumen industry entered the second week of July 2026 with a combination of refinery shutdowns, restricted processing ca...

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Revolution in Road Construction: Britain Profits from Cutting Carbon Emissions!

According to WPB, Carbon Vault-IQ introduces a commercially significant test for the global road sector and a potentially relevant model for Middle E...

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Olive pits under car wheels; Barcelona’s new technology for low-carbon asphalt!

According to WPB, Barcelona’s new biochar asphalt trial has implications beyond Spain, particularly for the Middle East and other regions where roa...

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Fatty Amines in Asphalt: Can a Low-Cost Additive Reduce Billion-Dollar Losses?

According to WPB, the road construction sector is placing renewed attention on chemical additives that can extend pavement service life, particularly...

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Why have asphalt pavements become more vulnerable under new climatic conditions?

According to WPB, the performance of bitumen-based road infrastructure is increasingly being examined under conditions of sustained and intensified t...

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Heatwave Arrives; Germany Takes an Unusual Step to Cool Its Roads

According to WPB, Extreme summer heat is now becoming a direct infrastructure risk for road authorities, contractors, municipalities, logistics netwo...

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Behind Recycled Asphalt: Green Savings or an Engineering Disaster?

According to WPB, A recently published scientific paper has examined RAP-modified high-performance asphalt pavements through three connected criteria...

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Revolution in Pavement Engineering: Can Nano Alumina Transform the Lifespan of Roads?

According to WPB, A newly published investigation into nano-alumina has added fresh momentum to a growing area of research focused on improving bitum...

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From Oil to Asphalt: How the Strait of Hormuz Disrupted Transportation Infrastructure

According to WPB, Recent disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are now being felt well beyond the energy trade, with the latest available reports i...

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The End of the Landfill Era? Australia Turns Waste into Road Construction Materials

According to WPB, Major infrastructure agencies and road construction contractors across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe are increasingly examining...

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Roads That Don’t Crack in Winter: A New Asphalt Technology Surprises the Bitumen Market!

According to WPB, A newly announced asphalt technology developed by researchers at Yıldız Technical University has attracted attention across the r...

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China has found a new path for asphalt, and waste has entered civil engineering projects!

According to WPB, the rapid expansion of road infrastructure across Asia has intensified the search for pavement technologies capable of reducing env...

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Nepal’s Plastic Asphalt: Linking Waste Management with the Future of Bitumen Formulation

According to WPB, the growing use of plastic waste in road construction is attracting renewed attention across infrastructure, environmental, and bit...

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Microwave Magic on the Road: When Asphalt Heals Itself!

According to WPB, Road construction authorities across Asia and the Middle East are closely monitoring a newly published Chinese asphalt engineering ...

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The Bacterial Revolution in Asphalt: The Swiss Technology Disrupting the Global Bitumen Market

According to WPB, Infrastructure laboratories in Europe are beginning to test a new category of self-repairing pavement materials that combines micro...

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Digital Revolution in Europe’s Road Infrastructure

According to WPB, Transport research centers and European engineering groups are increasingly integrating artificial intelligence and connected senso...

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Bioasphalt Under the Scientific Lens: Sweden’s New Method for Assessing Binder Performance in Real Mix

According to WPB, growing pressure on road authorities to reduce carbon emissions from transport infrastructure has accelerated interest in bio-exten...

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